Rockford man sentenced to prison on drug charges

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Jan 24, 2014 at 4:47 PMJan 24, 2014 at 4:47 PM

ROCKFORD - A Rockford man was sentenced today in federal court to 57 months in prison without parole followed by three years of supervised release for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine.

Angelo Turner, 30, is the last of seven defendants to be sentenced on related drug trafficking charges.

Turner pleaded guilty to the charge on the Oct. 25 admitting that as early as May 2012, he conspired with others to distribute cocaine in the Rockford area.

Also charged were Angelo Turner's brother, John Turner, 32, and Marquice Fields, 28, both of Rockford. John Turner pleaded guilty to the conspiracy and was sentenced on Oct. 24 to 51 months imprisonment followed by three years of supervised release. Fields pleaded guilty to using a mobile telephone to facilitate the drug conspiracy and was sentenced on Jan. 13 to three years probation.

In a related case, Nicholas Clark, 32; Richard Clark, 40; Steven Keenan, 26; and Richard Hill, 48; all of Rockford, were charged and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine from early 2012 through December 2012.

Nicholas Clark was sentenced on Aug. 14 to 120 months imprisonment followed by eight years of supervised release.

Richard Clark was sentenced on Nov. 14 to 60 months imprisonments followed by four years of supervised release.

Keenan was sentenced on Sept. 10 to 60 months imprisonment followed by four years of supervised release, and Hill was sentenced on Aug. 14 to 60 months imprisonment followed by five years of supervised release. None of the defendants will be eligible for parole.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Scott R. Paccagnini.

- Chris Green

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